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	Title	Pub. Date	Duration
	Episode #5: Karin Höijer a.k.a. @karin_hoijer	03 Oct 2024	01:51:21
This episode we dive in to the realms of dragons and mythical beasts and how they can be used in the not-so-fantastical contemporary world entangled by processes. Karin is a long-time cartographer who managed to sneak a great deal of her mapping creativity into her professional career. Chapters EP! Guest intro Karin's first steps in maps Her very first map (Tir) How do you start a map - thought process Karin's childhood maps Worldbuilding and map talk Karin's wondrous map of make believe Karin's monsters and creatures Karin's dragons and scary maps Leander's Volksgaard Book Making a map - color more enjoyable? Filip's Magnum Opus Filip shares his map thoughts What matters most to you on a map? Karin's amazing bachelor thesis guide map Talking map frames More of Karin's maps for students What makes a map great? Tips for aspiring map makers Guest recommendations Final words
	Episode #4: Rodney Elliot a.k.a. @wyrmwoodmaps	16 Aug 2024	02:18:55
When you read a story, you’re taking the reader by the hand and showing them your world. Give them a map and they are free to go wherever they want. To quote our fourth guest, Rodney Elliot of @wyrmwoodmaps — a master storyteller, who spent over 30 years building his fantastic world of Ithia. We dive into his creative process and explore the ways to tell stories through maps. Leander & Filip get inaugurated into the Guild of Free Cartographers and talk about the life devoted to storytelling through the art of a map. Where to find Rodney 🔗 Rodney’s Instagram Chapters EP! Guest introduction and a bit of back story Wyrmwood’s lifetime worldbuilding project — World of Ithia & its lore Stories for your map and how a map tells a story A good map guides your imagination without putting blinders on it (Finding stories in a map by looking) Fantasy Map as a blueprint for your own story/imagination The map as an artefact/lore-piece of the world it represents Taking a look at the map from the Hobbit Prydain Chronicles Bookseries Map Illustrating landmarks with details and insights Looking at Treepainter’s current map serpentus (ouroboros) Rodney’s map borders w/ meaning, more on the world of Ithia and the story of Wyrmwood A lot more talk about Ithia and Rodneys life long worldbuilding efforts Rodney’s city commissions map Circle City Way of steel game of the guy Rodney’s commission work for (you can find it on Reddit) Rodney’s gigantic city map and talking story hooks Rodney’s Guild of Free Cartographers Tips for aspiring map makers on commission work Our guest’s favorite cartographers and guest wishes Ending words Resources & Highlights From This Episode Lloyd Alexander - The Chronicles of Prydain The Chronicles of Prydain Map Warlock of Firetop Mountain World of Ithia DriveThrough RPG Ouroboros Way of Steel RPG Map Leander’s Collab Map 1 \| Map 2 Huge map of the city with icon story seeds Circle city map in Black’n White \| Color Map of New Lands Maps for the Vista McDowal series (The Lantern Lit City and The Fading Glow)
	Episode #3: Paul Duvall a.k.a. @ways.unseen	05 Aug 2024	02:07:02
In this episode we bring back the good ol’ Micron pens and share the story of inktober-to-master-cartographer Paul. We talk all about the classic top-down dungeon maps, doodley cities as well as Leander’s favourite isometrics and working with unusual perspectives. Our guest also gives us, the TTRPG rookies, a walkthrough of the classic gaming systems and solo dungeon crawlers which he also talks about on his ever growing YouTube channel. Where to find Paul @ways.unseen on 🔗 Instagram \| 🔗 Patreon \| 🔗 Itch.io Resources & highlights from this episode Facebook link to a post w/ all the map resources Tolkien’s A Secret Vice book Craig Thompson’s Carnet de Voyage book Paul’s Arboria tree map Pauls’ Dragon mini map Leander’s Town square background Colouring colab → Leander’s map \| Filip’s map Where to find Leander Leander’s Instagram ⁠Leander's Ko-Fi Page⁠ Where to find Filip Filip’s Instagram Filip’s Website --- Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated and feel free to reach out to us via our Instagram pages or via e-mail at fantasymappodcast@outlook.com
	Episode #2: Scott Mayfield a.k.a. @skawtsalot.studio	17 Jul 2024	01:50:18
In this episode we chat with veteran cartographer & world-builder Scott Mayfield about his work with Atlassian & Valiantys, using Inkarnate as well as diving deeper in personal artistic expressions. We briefly touch on specifics of drawing and developing personal style, creative process, inspirations for our works as well as some practical advice for working with clients on commission. Last but not least we do some name dropping of other industry icons like Map Effects and discuss Scott’s big project show — Kram! Where to find Scott's work: 🔗 Scott’s Buymeacoffee Chapters EP! Scott’s Introduction & His Work Background Story & First Map Inkarnate & Map Software Combining Map Software & Drawing Scotts Approach To Fantasy Maps Portrayal Of Landmarks In Maps Worldbuilding & Fantasy Maps Tips On Getting Commissions and Client Work As A Fantasy Cartographer Coats of Arms in Fantasy Maps Discussing Kingdom Come: Deliverance & Its In-Game Maps Inspiration For Our Maps Talking Historical City Maps Scott’s Advice For Beginner Map Artists & Motivating Others Our Experience With Map Effects & Using Brushes Scott’s Cartoon Show Kram! Resources & highlights from this episode Scott’s Remnant map Cog’Seere map of God’s brain Map of Myrtana from Gothic 3 Map of the Phoenician Coast Map of Rattay from Kingdom Come: Deliverance Interactive map of Kingdom Come: Deliverance Old aerial maps of Paris — Map 1 \| Map 2 Coats of Arms Book The Phantom Atlas Book Where to find Leander Leander’s Instagram ⁠Leander's Ko-Fi Page⁠ Where to find Filip Filip’s Instagram Filip’s Website Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated and feel free to reach out to us via our Instagram pages or via e-mail at fantasymapspodcast@outlook.com
	Episode #1: The Intro	10 Jul 2024	01:16:00
This is a very first episode of the Fantasy Maps Podcast where you can meet your hosts Leander (@treepainter) & Filip (@filipsersik). We are discussing our brackground stories, the goals of the podcast and surprisingly — maps. CHAPTERS EP! Filip and Leander Introduce themselfes Our first maps and inspiration Reference for maps and our techniques AI and Fantasy Maps Fantasy map characteristics Isometric and Top down maps Outro and more to come Resources & highlights from this episode ⁠⁠Relief Map⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Aerial footage of German medieval cites⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Leander’s Online Game⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Leander’s Volksgrad Map⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Filip’s map of Ancient Greece & Ionia⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Misty Bee’s Instagram⁠⁠ Ko-Fi We are still putting the content together, but do follow us, there's quite a bit to look forward to - early access, uncut episodes, Discord access, and more. ⁠⁠Our Ko-Fi Page⁠⁠ Where to find Leander and Filip ⁠⁠Leander's Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Leander's Ko-Fi Page⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Filip's Instagram ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Filip's Website⁠⁠ Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated and feel free to reach out to us via our Instagram pages.

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